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A guide to uninstall BOINC from your PC

BOINC is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It is made by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Go over here where you can get more info on Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Please follow if you want to read more on BOINC on Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley's web page. Usually the BOINC program is placed in the C:\Program Files\BOINC directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The entire uninstall command line for BOINC is MsiExec.exe /X{F0A6A249-5E5B-45ED-8A5B-84A52496E86F}. The application's main executable file is titled boinc.exe and occupies 1.42 MB (1485088 bytes).

The executable files below are part of BOINC. They occupy an average of 12.75 MB (13373856 bytes) on disk.

  • boinc.exe (1.42 MB)
  • boinccmd.exe (620.28 KB)
  • boincmgr.exe (8.60 MB)
  • boincscr.exe (2.05 MB)
  • boincsvcctrl.exe (15.78 KB)
  • boinctray.exe (68.28 KB)
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The current web page applies to BOINC version 7.9.3 only. Click on the links below for other BOINC versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall BOINC:
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BOINC

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall BOINC:
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinc.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinc_logo_black.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinccmd.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincmgr.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincscr.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boincsvcctrl.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\boinctray.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\ca-bundle.crt
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\COPYING
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\COPYRIGHT
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\libcurl.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\libeay32.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\LiberationSans-Regular.ttf
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\az\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\az\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\az\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\bg\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\bg\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\bg\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ca\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ca\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ca\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cs\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cs\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\cs\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\da\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\da\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\da\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\de\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\de\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\de\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\el\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\eo\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\eo\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\es\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\es\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\es\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fa_IR\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fi\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fi\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fi\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fr\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fr\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\fr\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\he\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\he\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\he\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hu\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hu\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\hu\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it_IT\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it_IT\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\it_IT\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ja\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ja\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ja\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ka\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ka\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ko\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ko\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ko\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lt\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lv\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\lv\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nb\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nb\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nb\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nl\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nl\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\nl\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pl\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pl\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pl\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_BR\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_BR\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_BR\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_PT\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_PT\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\pt_PT\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ro\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ro\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ro\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ru\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ru\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\ru\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sk\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sk\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sk\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sr@latin\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sv\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sv\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\sv\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\tr\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\tr\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\tr\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\uk\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\uk\BOINC-Manager.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\uk\BOINC-Web.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\zh_CN\BOINC-Client.mo
  • C:\Program Files\BOINC\locale\zh_CN\BOINC-Manager.mo

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Manager
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Screensaver
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\942A6A0FB5E5DE54A8B5485A42698EF6
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley\BOINC Setup

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\942A6A0FB5E5DE54A8B5485A42698EF6\BOINC
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\U:\Downloads\boinc_7.9.3_windows_x86_64.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\U:\Downloads\boinc_7.9.3_windows_x86_64.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\942A6A0FB5E5DE54A8B5485A42698EF6\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\BOINC\


How to delete BOINC from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BOINC is a program offered by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. Frequently, people choose to uninstall this program. This is difficult because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK manner to uninstall BOINC is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate BOINC or simply click the Search field and type in "BOINC". If it exists on your system the BOINC app will be found very quickly. After you select BOINC in the list of programs, some data about the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about BOINC, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for BOINC:





  • The software company is: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{F0A6A249-5E5B-45ED-8A5B-84A52496E86F}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove BOINC.
Uninstall BOINC


8. After uninstalling BOINC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong BOINC that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing BOINC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley from your PC, nor are we saying that BOINC by Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall BOINC supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-03-27 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-03-27 14:33:49.230